joint roundtable on youth safety friday, march 8, 2013 miami senior high school
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In-School Working Group
Co-Chairs:
Miami-Dade Police DepartmentChief Delma Noel-Pratt
Major Ariel Artime
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Department Acting Chief Gerald Kitchell
In-School Working Group Recommendations
• Increase Police Presence and Visibility in Schools
• Develop a smart device reporting application
• Development of Comprehensive, County-wide Critical Incident Response Plan for schools
• Limiting access to the general public though the use of standardized electronic access control system and identification cards
Out-of-School Working Group
Co-Chairs:
Miami-Dade Police DepartmentDirector J.D. Patterson
Deputy Director Juan PerezMajor Raul Ubieta
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Department Captain Carlos Fernandez
Out-of-School Working Group Recommendations
• Increased Visibility
• Centralized Crime Data Warehouse of all Law Enforcement
• Mental Health Training
• Crime Watch Triad
Youth Services Working Group
Co-Chairs:
Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services DepartmentDirector Morris Copeland
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Division of Student Services
District Director Deborah A. Montilla
Youth Services Working Group Recommendations
• Increase youth access to school-based behavioral/mental health services and develop pathways to connect resources to community-based referrals
• Identify and promote research-based family engagement programs
• Develop One-Stop Mentoring Program Referral System
• Engage the entire community in the “Creating Community Change: Youth Empowerment Summit”
• Identify and expand youth employment programs and initiatives
Community Education and Empowerment Working Group
Co-Chairs:
Miami-Dade County Public Housing and Community Development
Director Gregg Fortner
Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsJohn Schuster
Lisa Thurber
Miami-Dade County Community Information and OutreachDirector Henry F. Sorí
Community Education and Empowerment Working Group
Recommendations• Engage in focus groups to gather feedback on current
Community Action Plan and additional input
• Create and identify universal and targeted messaging using qualitative data from focus groups
• Engage in a long-term community education and engagement campaign